Bought this item and found that it does not support Dual Layer Discs that you burn. In this day and age to come out with a player that does not support all formats is just nuts. The player has been returned and I have ordered the Sony.

It makes grinding noises and is unable to recognize any DVD or CD. Since it's under the original 90 day parts+labor warranty, I'm dealing with Samsung's customer service (in India, apparently). I will update with my warranty experience once it's resolved or I give up.

i hade to return this item, it was inculded in a home theather system that i purchased the refund was given without any hassle.

- When you change channels and return to the dvd, aspect ratio and HDMI resolution often change automatically and you have to go to the player menu to redefine what you want. Also, it often goes to blue screen or static and you have to turn it off and back on to correct. - Often gives a No Disc error when swapping out discs, even on brand new discs.

The only problem is that this player does not play HDDVD's. So buyer beware that although this does make your normal dvd's look better it does not play HDDVD's.

It worked pretty well (although a bit buggy) until yesterday when the display on the player started displaying gibberish. Now, it won't work at all. Of course, just after the warranty has expired.

It's noisy, very slow to load and read(read just once), and it can't even hold its video signal properly. What a shame. Samsung made a mistake by releasing this and worse, by letting this still in circulation.

I just can't believe that Samsung will ever release a bad product and that I need to prove it myself. Well, "bad" is understatement... this is the worst piece of crap I ever bought.

But I was attracted by its match-up to my new big screen Samsung TV. The prospect of being able to run both with the TV's remote was a big plus, so I decided to give it a try. I could always return it within 30 days if it turned out to be troublesome.

I like the interface, picture quality, the remote control it's huge (wish it was like apple remote). I give 3 stars due the tray system (it doesn't close fully now, after a week of purchase I rather the slotting style as Macs do.

So, believe me, save your time and don't even try getting this one. This player lasted only minutes before I decided to return it, in a hurry!!!

Rushed to Electronic store to get this one regardless of how poorly it rated.

The two units communicate, using HDMI v1.3 cable. Loading of the disc takes longer than on a standard DVD player, but not more than 20 seconds.

Overall this is an OK unit, however if you plan on ever watching non Region 1 coded DVD's be warned that there isn't currently a way to unlock this player. Or least one I could find.

I have the player set to output at 720p, and there is no graininess or anything like that. I haven't experienced any "slow to respond remote control to player" problems like other people say they have.

Bought this player for my Samsung 40" HDTV LNT4053 and was VERY disappointed to learn that this player will NOT play the latest DVD double-layer disks. I thought the up-conversion was good until I bought Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD player.

This dvd player was cheap and I got what I paid for, I guess. The player has several annoying issues as follows:

Screen goes blank every few seconds, I think the unit thinks its hooked up to a VCR. Works fine on none copy-guarded stuff and when directly put into TV via HDMI cable. Called Samsung, said to go to Component output, but picture is not nearly as good and definitely not 1080 resolution as I was told by them.

I actually thought I would be able to play HD dvd's with this player. It was sort of misleading! What does HD compliant mean?

I don't know about anyone else's installation, but this thing mates with my new Samsung TV like it was built into it. The operation could not be easier: power it on, and it turns on the TV and switches the source to the proper HDMI input automatically. All I have to do is insert the disc and press the Play button on the TV remote.

I like the interface, picture quality, the remote control it's huge (wish it was like apple remote). I give 3 stars due the tray system (it doesn't close fully now, after a week of purchase I rather the slotting style as Macs do.

Screen goes blank every few seconds, I think the unit thinks its hooked up to a VCR. Works fine on none copy-guarded stuff and when directly put into TV via HDMI cable. Called Samsung, said to go to Component output, but picture is not nearly as good and definitely not 1080 resolution as I was told by them.

The only problem is that this player does not play HDDVD's. So buyer beware that although this does make your normal dvd's look better it does not play HDDVD's.

Bought this player for my Samsung 40" HDTV LNT4053 and was VERY disappointed to learn that this player will NOT play the latest DVD double-layer disks. I thought the up-conversion was good until I bought Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD player.

I actually thought I would be able to play HD dvd's with this player. It was sort of misleading! What does HD compliant mean?

I don't know about anyone else's installation, but this thing mates with my new Samsung TV like it was built into it. The operation could not be easier: power it on, and it turns on the TV and switches the source to the proper HDMI input automatically. All I have to do is insert the disc and press the play button on the TV remote.

- When you change channels and return to the dvd, aspect ratio and hdmi resolution often change automatically and you have to go to the player menu to redefine what you want. Also, it often goes to blue screen or static and you have to turn it off and back on to correct. - Often gives a No Disc error when swapping out discs, even on brand new discs.

The two units communicate, using hdmi v1.3 cable. Loading of the disc takes longer than on a standard DVD player, but not more than 20 seconds.

Screen goes blank every few seconds, I think the unit thinks its hooked up to a VCR. Works fine on none copy-guarded stuff and when directly put into TV via hdmi cable. Called Samsung, said to go to Component output, but picture is not nearly as good and definitely not 1080 resolution as I was told by them.

I don't know about anyone else's installation, but this thing mates with my new Samsung TV like it was built into it. The operation could not be easier: power it on, and it turns on the TV and switches the source to the proper hdmi input automatically. All I have to do is insert the disc and press the Play button on the TV remote.

But I was attracted by its match-up to my new big screen Samsung TV. The prospect of being able to run both with the TV's remote was a big plus, so I decided to give it a try. I could always return it within 30 days if it turned out to be troublesome.

I like the interface, picture quality, the remote control it's huge (wish it was like apple remote). I give 3 stars due the tray system (it doesn't close fully now, after a week of purchase I rather the slotting style as Macs do.

I have the player set to output at 720p, and there is no graininess or anything like that. I haven't experienced any "slow to respond remote control to player" problems like other people say they have.

I don't know about anyone else's installation, but this thing mates with my new Samsung TV like it was built into it. The operation could not be easier: power it on, and it turns on the TV and switches the source to the proper HDMI input automatically. All I have to do is insert the disc and press the Play button on the TV remote.

It's noisy, very slow to load and read(read just once), and it can't even hold its video signal properly. What a shame. Samsung made a mistake by releasing this and worse, by letting this still in circulation.

- When you change channels and return to the dvd, aspect ratio and HDMI resolution often change automatically and you have to go to the player menu to redefine what you want. Also, it often goes to blue screen or static and you have to turn it off and back on to correct. - Often gives a No Disc error when swapping out discs, even on brand new discs.

But I was attracted by its match-up to my new big screen Samsung TV. The prospect of being able to run both with the TV's remote was a big plus, so I decided to give it a try. I could always return it within 30 days if it turned out to be troublesome.

screen goes blank every few seconds, I think the unit thinks its hooked up to a VCR. Works fine on none copy-guarded stuff and when directly put into TV via HDMI cable. Called Samsung, said to go to Component output, but picture is not nearly as good and definitely not 1080 resolution as I was told by them.

I have the player set to output at 720p, and there is no graininess or anything like that. I haven't experienced any "slow to respond remote control to player" problems like other people say they have.

Screen goes blank every few seconds, I think the unit thinks its hooked up to a VCR. Works fine on none copy-guarded stuff and when directly put into TV via HDMI cable. Called Samsung, said to go to Component output, but picture is not nearly as good and definitely not 1080 resolution as I was told by them.

- When you change channels and return to the dvd, aspect ratio and HDMI resolution often change automatically and you have to go to the player menu to redefine what you want. Also, it often goes to blue screen or static and you have to turn it off and back on to correct. - Often gives a No disc error when swapping out discs, even on brand new discs.

The two units communicate, using HDMI v1.3 cable. Loading of the disc takes longer than on a standard DVD player, but not more than 20 seconds.

I don't know about anyone else's installation, but this thing mates with my new Samsung TV like it was built into it. The operation could not be easier: power it on, and it turns on the TV and switches the source to the proper HDMI input automatically. All I have to do is insert the disc and press the Play button on the TV remote.